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My friend Imani (she tattooed me!) hit me up a few weeks ago and asked if I wanted to go to a Harajuku Fashion Walk in NYC. I immediately said yes, or more likely I said “YASSS!”. A few days later I started to freak out about what to wear. I have my one Lolita coord, but those pictures are all over the internet so I wanted to wear something new. Despite being into Japanese street fashion, I didn’t think I actually owned a Harajuku’ish outfit.

Of course, in typical Jamila fashion I didn’t plan my outfit until the night before (oops!). Thankfully I had Imani as my Harajuku Fairy Godmother. I texted her pictures of all of the cool and kawaii clothes and accessories I owned. In the end, we ended up with a coord I was really happy with. I felt like it was still very “me” and very Harajuku as well. I didn’t feel like I was trying to hard which is what mattered the most. With the help of my Harajuku Fairy Godmother, I discovered I’ve always had some Japanese street style in me!

My Beetlejuice leggings I got a few years ago at some random store here in NYC. There’s no tag so I don’t even know the brand haha! But I’m sure you can find them online or in a store near you.

I wore Doc Martens and the lightening bolt shoe accessory I got from my last Lootcrate! They’re called Shwings and I’m sure they’re available in shoe stores. (Get 10% off Lootcrate with the code: GIRLGONELOOT.)

My Harajuku Fairy Godmother suggested I try Cult Party Kei makeup. It was the first time I tried this style and I LOVED it. I applied blush above my cheeks so it was basically under my eyes and at the corner/sides of my eyes. It’s a really pretty look I plan to use more often when I go out. I used my Lolita makeup tricks for my eyes to make them seem larger and hopefully more kawaii.

Japanese Street Style

We arrived at the Lincoln Center fountain an hour early but thankfully we weren’t the only ones. They had some Fashion Week’s shows at Lincoln Center so the square was filled with people. There were tons of photographers just scoping the scene for fashionable people to take photos of.

When we arrived we instantly spotted some Sweet Lolitas (since they are pretty easy to spot). As more and more people arrived for the meetup, more and more photographers flocked to our area to take pictures of us. Some people thought we were in costume so we had to explain this was a Japanese Street Fashion meetup.

The Harajuku Fashion Walk

As you can see from the photos, dozens of people came out for the meetup. The styles included Lolitas, Punk, Goth, Mori Girl, Visual Kei, Fairy Kei, Gyaru, Decora, Cult Party Kei, Dolly Kei and more. We took photos, chatted, made new friends and exchanged contact info for over an hour. Then we walked from Lincoln Center to the Red Steps at Time Square (about 16 blocks) for one big photo shoot.

Overall I had a lot of fun and would totally do this again. These kinds of Harajuku Fashion Walks and meetups happen all over the world! Search the internet and Facebook for groups and events in your area.

Hey guys, so if you didn’t notice from my Tweets or my Facebook page I’m going to New York Comic Con and Anime Fest this weekend from Oct. 8-10. I can’t wait to geek out with all the marvelous fanboys, fangirls, otakus, geeks and gamers! If you’re going to attend hit me on my Twitter @girl_gone_geek! I’m going to try to attend some of the tweet ups going on this weekend in the city as well. I’ll be tweeting and twitpicing about it all weekend and of course blog about all of the awesome geekery. For more information about the con go to New York Comic Con’s website and Anime Fest Website. Also follow them on twitter for the latest tweets @NY_Anime_Fest@NY_Comic_Con!

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I wanted to take the time and remember all of the victims of 9/11 and their families and friends. And consequently, I would also like to remember and thank all of those service men and women who gave (and are still giving) their lives protecting our country in Iraq, Afghanistan and all over the world. This day will forever be etched in our hearts.

NYC’s biggest book festival is back with a bang! This weekend (Sept 10-12) is the Brooklyn Book Festival at Borough Hall and Plaza. There will be over 200 authors there for book signings as well as book sellers, panel discussions, performances, workshops and more! There will be 170 vendors at the book fest whispering sweet nothings into my ear (and wallet). Good thing I just got paid!

Following up the release of the documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, Zara and Reebok have released a Basquiat Collection. He was, “[one] of the first African American graffiti/painter to become famous in New York City and internationally during the Neo-expressionist (1980 era.)” If you don’t know much about Basquiat read about him here.

Zara released a Basquiat Collection of mens shirts, although I’m still getting one for myself! Last season Zara released a Keith Haring Collection and I’m hoping they keep the artist-themed collections up!

Improv Everywhere takes over a NYC subway car again! This time they reenact the first Princess Leia and Darth Vader scene from “Star Wars”. I wish I was on that train ride. And of course it’s on the 6 train which is I train I take to go home! All I ever see are the usual beggars, “singers”, crazies, vain young men doing pull ups on the bars, and little kids selling candy for their “basketball team”.

It’s great to see the passengers are getting a kick out of it, since New Yorkers usually wear the “minding-my-business-and-you-should-too” stone cold face on subways. Color me guilty. I especially like the “Galactic Takeover for Dummies” Princess Leia is reading. Is that for sale in Barnes and Nobles? If not it should be.

Christian Faur creates masterpieces with crayons, and not the way you may think. Instead of using crayons as they were made to be used (you know, by coloring) he uses crayon tips to act as an individual pixel for his artwork.

By using a digital mapping technique he is able to deconstruct the imagery down to pixels. From there he hand-casts crayons to the exact tones and colors needed for that piece. Thousands of crayons later you get a unique mixture of both sculpture and photography. From a distance the pieces appear to be pixellated images. Up close the image disappears and all you see are rows upon rows of crayons.